Early pliocene hominid tooth from Galili, Somali region, Ethiopia

Roberto Macchiarelli, Luca Bondioli, Dean Falk, Peter Faupl, B Illerhaus, O Kullmer, Wolfram Richter, Hasen Said, Oliver Sandrock, Katrin Schäfer, Christoph-A. Urbanek, Thomas Bence Viola, Gerhard Weber, Horst Seidler

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Abstract

A fossil hominid tooth was discovered during survey at Galili, Somali region, Ethiopia. The geological and faunal context indicate an Early Pliocene age. The specimen (GLL 33) consists of an almost complete lower right third molar likely representing a male individual of advanced age-at-death. Its comparative metrical, morphological and (micro)structural analysis (supported by a microtomographic record) suggests a tentative taxonomic allocation to Australopithecus cf. A. afarensis.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)65-76
Number of pages12
JournalCollegium Antropologicum
Volume28
Issue numberSUPPL. 2
Publication statusPublished - 2004

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 106012 Evolutionary research
  • 106018 Human biology
  • 105118 Palaeontology
  • 1051 Geology, Mineralogy

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